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Validation and GAMP

XXC Groep consultants have experience in implementing validated systems in pharmaceutical and life science industry.

We provide the following services:

Providing validation of equipment, processes and systems to the Pharmaceutical and Life Science Businesses
Validation services for laboratory, control systems, equipment, business systems and facilities
Consultancy and auditing to comply with qualitative regulatory agencies
Project management and validated system implementation

Project Life-Cycle Model for validation in e.g. pharmaceutical industry.

Industrial IT

XXC Groep consultants provide concepts and project management services for Industrial IT solution providing process data in readable business information into your boardroom.

Industrial IT Componemts:

Lean Manufacturing

The arrival of the information revolution of the internet and the globalization of national economies has made "World Class Manufacturing" and performance for all business at World Class levels an international pursuit. The goal has always been the same, to "catch up and overtake" the leader in the race for operational excellence.

World Class performers achieve:

Overall Equipment Effectiveness of 85% or better
Quality levels of 3.4 defects per million (DPM) or less (six sigma level)
Value added to lead-time ratio of 1 to 20 or higher
10 or more improvement ideas implemented per employee per year
Annual cost reduction of 10% or greater

World Class organizations:

Identify, prioritize, and reduce all losses
Establish, support, and sustain improvement teams
Value both process orientation and speed
Set, maintain, and improve standards
Act with respect for employees, community, and the environment

XXC Groep consultants will support your organization to implement best practices based on Lean and six sigma principles.

Process Optimization

Even when you think that you have organized your operation efficiently there are always improvements to find. Look over the departmental boundaries and you will find out that by sharing information there are opportunities for efficiency improvements.

When you just have implemented a warehouse management system you really are at the start of process improvements. The system is, after several drawbacks, in operation and the processes are configured, roles and responsibilities in the warehouse are set and the workforce is trained to use the new system. XXC Consultants can help you to tune your new system and reconfigure processes to improve operational excellence.

There are even more challenges when you operate a Warehouse with a 10 year old system. You definitely need to look at operations efficiency.

Supply Chain Management and Integration

Operations Supply Chain Improvement

An operations logistics network can significantly impact building labor and transportation costs. Most logistics networks are sub-optimal and need to be studied carefully for cost and customer service improvement.

Operational Assessment

A comprehensive audit of the distribution facility, operations, studying cost per unit, service levels, quality, labor and systems used versus industry competition. Our supply chain management consultants offers reliable services to help set benchmarking goals, such as material handling, labor, facilities, use of automation, storage systems, customer service and quality performance metrics.

Consolidation / In-source versus Outsource Studies

Detailed operation assessment of expansion, consolidation or relocation options and effects to maximize the distribution facility and entire supply chain. A detailed analysis using simulation tools is critical to balance complicated networks, finding solutions to reduce distribution costs, and improve customer performance.

Supply Chain and Logistics Improvements

Comprehensive study of the entire supply chain, including trucking, distribution costs, customer turn-time, inventory turn-time, cost per piece, transportation, inbound and outbound activities, pick and pack methods and handling systems. Improvements focus on supply chain cost, customer service, inventory reduction and improved automatic ID systems.

System Audit / RFID Readiness

Pressure from retail and government customers and suppliers are requiring more operations to adopt RFID. An assessment of the current system, and its ability to handle Warehouse Management, RFID, Voice-Directed Operations, and other Automatic ID systems will identify infrastructure changes, cost and development roadmap for implementation to reduce risk and maximize return.